eapfel



' (No Model.)

I. G. RAFPEL.

COMBINED POCKET CASE.

b A f 7, $275M 4 ATTOR N E Y.

I NVEN TOR I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC G. RAFFEL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO LILLIE RAFFEL, OFSAME PLACE.

COMBINED POCKET-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,683. dated December27, 1887.

Application filed July 19, 1887. Serial No. 244,693. (No model.)

To (1 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC G. RAFFEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Balti more, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Oombined Pocket-Cases, of which .thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a pocket-case, and is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a View of one side of thecase, end cover opened and mirror extended. Fig. 2 is a view of theopposite side and shows the slidecomb extended. Fig. 8 is an end Viewshowing the body of the case at the cover end, the said cover and hingebeing removed. Fig. 4 is a view of the opposite end. Fig. 5 is an edgeview of the case, showing the lid of the stampcompartment open and combpartly extended. Figs. 6 and 7 are sectional views showing the lid ofthe stamp-compartment open, and also showing the spring which acts onthe lid.

I desire to construct a case to comprise a compartment with a hingedcover at one end, adapted to contain matches, a compartment with ahinged lid,adapted to contain postagestamps, a slide-mirror, and aslide-comb.

The case- A should be made of sheet metal, the two sides, I) b,composing it struck up and secured together in any well-known manner.The case has a mirror-pocket, c, which is secured on the inner surfaceof one of the sides, I), and is open at the end. This side of the casehas a slot, 0', extending lengthwise of this pocket, and a small mirror,d, occupies the pocket 0, and is provided with a pin or lug, d, whichprojects through the slot 0 in the case. By means of this pin d themirror d in the pocket may he slid out of the open end, as in Fig. 1,where one end of the mirror is shown projecting from the case. This endof the case is provided with a hinged cover, E,which covers thecase-end, the mirror-pocket, and the mirror. By this construction itfollows that the case may be carried in the pocket with the mirror enddownward without liability of the mirror sliding out. The inner surfaceof the other side, I), of the case has a comb-pocket, f, and the endwall of the case at the end of the comb-pocket has aslot or opening,f,through which the comb 9 may be projected. The side b of the case has aslot, f extending lengthwise of the pocket. The comb 9 slides loosely inthe pocketf and has a pin, 9, which occupies 5 the said slotf It will beseen the comb slides endwise, and may be extended out from the end ofthe case, as shown in Fig. 2. Vhen the comb is in this position, thecase serves as a handle for the comb.

It will be seen the comb 9 slides from one end of the case and themirror (1 from the other end. If the case be carried in the pocket withthe comb end uppermost, the comb of course will not be liable to slideout, and, as already stated, the mirror at the lowermost end will beprevented from sliding out by the end cover, E, which closes over themirror. The space between the two pockets 0 andf forms a compartment, h,which is adapted for carrying matches, and the end cover, E, also closesthis compartment.

A compartment, 2', suited for postage-stamps, is formed at one end ofand opens at that side, I), of the case where the mirror-pocket c islocated. This compartmentz' is closed by a side lid, J, hinged atlc tothe case-side b. A spring, Z, acts on the lid to hold it open,and aspringsnap, in, holds it shut. The construction of this spring is" shownin Figs. 6 and 7. A wire, it, extends straight across the case below thehinge k, and a spring-wire, Z, is coiled around the said straight wire,and one end bears on the inside of the case and the other end on the 85inside of the lid J.

It will be seen the case comprises a combpocket, f, extending the entirelength of one side, a mirror-pocket, c, and a stamp-compartment, 1;, onthe other side, a match-compartment, h, between the comb-pocket andmirror-pocket, and an end cover, E, closing both the mirror-pocket andinatchcompartment.

One edge of the case has a roughened surface, 0, on which the matchesmay be rasped when 5 it is desired to ignite them. The end cover, E, isprovided on the outer corner nearest its hinge with a small steel disk,p, which is used for cutting glass.

The construction of the several parts of the 1:0

pocket-case may vary from that here shown; but the describedconstruction is at present deemed preferable.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United projects through the said slot in the case-side,

and an end cover, E, closing the match-compartment, and also confiningthe mirror.

2. A pocket-case, A, comprising at one side a comb-pocket, f, extendingthe entire length of the side and at the other side a mirrorpoeket, c,and a stamp com 'mrtment, i, a

match'compartment, h, between the said combpocket and mirror-pocket, andan end cover, E, closing both the mirror-pocket and matchcompartment.

3. A pocket-case having two opposite sides, I) b, one side having aslot,f and an end opening, f, and on its inner surface a comb-pocket, f,a comb, g, occupying the pocket and provided with a pin, which projectsthrough the side slot, at match-compartment, h, alongside of thecomb-pocket, and a cover to close the match-compartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ISAAC G. RAFFEL.

\Vil nesses:

JOHN E. MoRRIs, bro. 'I. MADnoX.

